Alberta Highway 47

{{short description|Highway in Alberta, Canada}}

{{Infobox road

|province=AB

|type=Hwy

|route= 47

| alternate_name =

| map= Alberta Highway 047.png

| length_km = 60.2

| length_ref = {{google maps|title=Highway 47 in Alberta|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.3711348,-117.0811091,10z?hl=en|access-date=March 5, 2018}}

| direction_a = South

| direction_b = North

| terminus_a ={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|40}} south of Robb

| junction =

| terminus_b ={{jct|state=AB|TCH|16}} west of Edson

| rural_municipalities = Yellowhead County

| cities =

| established =

| previous_type = Hwy

| previous_route = 45

| next_type = Hwy

| next_route = 48

}}

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 47, commonly referred to as Highway 47, is a north–south highway located in west–central Alberta, Canada that stretches from Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), approximately {{cvt|10|km}} west of Edson, to Highway 40, approximately {{cvt|6|km}} south of Robb.{{cite web | url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/provincial001-216.pdf | title=2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) | publisher=Alberta Transportation | year=2010 | access-date=2010-12-31}}

The highway is paralleled by a spur of the Canadian National Railway that connects the main branch with the Coal Valley. It follows the McLeod River valley south of the Yellowhead Highway, then follows the Embarras River.